Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-14
AISLE EALL NEWS.
Items Gathered ttere and There
from League Centres.

| Items Gathered ttere and There
from League Centres.
In 1877 Kelly played in Wheeling, W.
| Va, for $50 month.
The average weight of the players in
the Des Moines la. team is TIC pounds.
Nashville banks heavy on her outdeld,
Hogan, Diestel and Clinton. This is GER
tainly strong triumvirate.
Managing Director Watrows of the Met
ropolitan club says: II am inclined to
think that tue association Will break away
from the National agreement next year."
Pittsburg was granted permission at
the league meeting to reduce the
price OF admission to their games
from SOC. to 35c,, or three admissions
for 81.
Tho National League has adopted the
l23 game schedule. This season will open
on April % ami close on October 3.
There VIII be sixteen conflicting dates in
Philadelphia with the American Associa-
ton and twenty-five in New York.
Mr.. Billings. of the Boston club, of.
Tered Detroit $4,000 for Hardy Richard
son at the league meeting. Mr.. Stearns,
however, refused to entertain the propo-
sition. He said that he would not lose
the services OF Richardson for $4,000.
''When the Detroits visited the South
last year," says correspondent from that
city, "they allowed several Of the minor
clubs to get away with them. This time
they will play bali and make a trlum-
phal march. winning all the games they
are able"
Radbourn has given it as his opinion
that the new rules on pitching will make
very little difference IN ne seasons bat
ting. He says that while the change will
affect few others will be benefited by
it, and the result will be about the same
amount of batting as there was last year.
The game at Mobile last Sunday was
marred by disgraceful row between
Shelton, of the Des Molnes club, and
Manager Kelly, OF the Mobiles. The
management OF the Mobiles promptly sus-
pended Kelly and fined him $25 with a
promise of release if his conduct is re.
peated.
Times OF Big BrOuthers, of the Detroit
club. He was standing in front of
hotel one night when he was asked by
beggar woman for penny. He did not
have any change, and sue then beg ged he
would give her one OF his shoes. Brouth-
ers was very anxious to know what she
wanted with one shoe, and she replied:
$40 make my child cradle, sirl"
The Detroit salary list for the ap-
preaching season is in round numbers
Sal, 900. Brouthers and Richardson get
$4,000 each; Rowe and White SIS 500 each; ;
Benn Tt, $4,000; Baldwin, $3.50; Han.
Ion. 81, 200; Thompson, The big right field
er, 81, 100; Getzein, $4,000; Dunlap, S4,-
900; CANCEL, $500; Jimmy Manning,
I he lett fielder. who had a. arm broken
on the polo grounds last Decoration day,
$l,9C0; Smith, pitcher, $1,S00; Conway,
S.. 300; TwitcheIl. 81 300; Gilipn, catcher,
Y 1 II 7
ger. $1,000, and Secretary Bob Leadley,
$1,000.
The Kansas City club decided to &C.
cept the league offer, aud turned over
their players and franchise for the sum of
$4,000. The Cowboys will organize an
other team, and join the Western League.
Washington paid 81, 800 for four of the
Kansas City men. they were Whitney,
the pitcher; Meyers, a second baseman;
DonAelly, a third basemaD, and O'Brien,
a general utility man. The MetropOli-
tans were given Radiord on the payment
OF $500, and Indianapolis paid 81 200 for
Bassett and Racket. This makes $4,000
the league has received of the $4,000 paid
for the Cowboy team, and Briody, Lille,
McQuery, Weidman and King are still on
tue market.
A bill has been introduced into the
Pennsylvania State Legislature which
provides that any person or persons who
shall by any system OF blacklisting pre-
vent or attempt TO prevent any person or
persons from obtaining any employment
or have or seek to have any person or
persons suspended or discharged from
employment shall be guilty of a misde-
meanor, punishable with fine of not less
than $50 nor more than 500 and costs of
suit, and on failure to pay the same shall
be committed to the proper Jail until dis
charged according to law. II this bill
passes,the league and association will BIZ
compelled to abolish the blacklist rule,
as Doth organizations have clubs IN the
State.